Author Interviews
Check out the author interview index HERE.
About the AuthorLindsey P. Brackett writes southern fiction and cooks big family meals, but she complains about the dishes. Her debut novel, Still Waters, released in 2017 and was named the 2018 Selah Book of the Year. Her latest novel, The Bridge Between, released in 2019. Someday she hopes to balance motherhood and writing full-time. Until then, she’s just very grateful for her public school system. Connect with Lindsey and get her free novella, Magnolia Mistletoe with newsletter signup at lindseypbrackett.com. The Interview![]() 1. What inspired the idea for The Bridge Between? In some ways, I unconsciously laid the groundwork for this story before I knew I was going to write it, but it actually came about because an early beta reader for Still Waters asked me to please tell Lou and David’s story. 2. How does The Bridge Between connect to Still Waters? The Bridge Between is a follow up to my debut, Still Waters. While it can certainly be read as a stand-alone, the story picks up about four months after Still Waters ends, and rather than tell the story of a first love, this book is the story of two people who have fallen in—and out—and maybe back in—love with one another … and those people are Cora Anne’s parents, David and Lou. The story is also told from the POV of Tennessee’s mother, Grace, so you learn about his parents’ beautiful love story as well. I believe it’s a more mature take on relationships, specifically marriage, but also the relationships women have with one another such as mother/daughter, sister, and friend. 3. What did you as an author take away from writing The Bridge Between? The more I worked on this book I realized it was really about unresolved dreams--and the more I realized that the more discovered I have some dreams that have been put on the backburner while I raise my family… but it might be time to explore some of those ideas that have never let go. 4. What is your current WIP? What can you share with us about it? I’ve got a dual-timeline southern gothic inspirational ghost story out on submission. I know I need to trim down that description but it makes me laugh. The book is a genre shift in some ways, but I’m really excited about it. The story is the “truth” behind the legendary Green Lady of Berry College (my alma mater of course)! So we’ll see what happens. Readers keep asking for another Edisto book and I’ve got some ideas for that as well. 5. What top 5 books are currently on your TBR pile? I went to a booksellers tradeshow recently and scored some amazing upcoming releases I can’t wait to read: A Long Time Comin’ by Robyn Pearson Code Name Helene by Ariel Lawhon Feels Like Falling by Kristy Woodson Harvey Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson And I just finished my ARC of Sarah Loudin Thomas’s When Silence Sings. So good! 6. What is your favorite fall activity? Hiking in the woods … unless I get the opportunity to go to the beach, which is happening RIGHT NOW because I’m on book tour! Come see me on Edisto!
0 Comments
About the AuthorAn award winning author, including the GOLD in Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, Jen Geigle Johnson discovered her passion for England while kayaking on the Thames near London as a young teenager. She once greeted an ancient turtle under the water by grabbing her fin. She knows all about the sound a water-ski makes on glassy water and how to fall down steep moguls with grace. During a study break date in college, she sat on top of a jeep's roll bars up in the mountains and fell in love. Now, she loves to share bits of history that might otherwise be forgotten. Whether in Regency England, the French Revolution, or Colonial America, her romance novels are much like life is supposed to be: full of adventure. The Interview![]() 1. What inspired the idea for The Duke's Second Chance? There is a duke associated with Arundel castle who had a really really hard time of it. And his story kind of got my mind spinning. This Duke lost his wife, then his second wife was committed to Bedlam but he was married to her. But then as I started to write a story about a Duke's second chance at happiness, I fell in love with the story. I felt so sad for him that he lost his first wife, and when I realized how much this character loved and missed his wife, I wanted the readers to know that too. So that when he got his chance to love again, we could all appreciate how nice that was for him and his little boy. 2. What did you as an author take away from writing The Duke's Second Chance? My takeaway from the story is just how much the heart can love. Sometimes we view everything in life as a form of competition. But love just isn't like that. Loving one person doesn't take away love from another. The heart has an infinite capacity to love, and more love just makes it grow. 3. What is your current WIP? What can you share with us about it? I am currently working on book 2 in the Lords for the Sisters of Sussex series. It is Morley's story and I introduce even more the family of sisters we meet for a moment in The Duke's Second Chance. I am also working on a SUPER fun idea for Covenant my publisher. I can't wait for you to see this one. 4. What top 5 books do you currently have on your TBR pile? 1)My Fair Spinster by Rebecca Connolly 2)Deborah: Prophetess of God by H.B. Moore 3)Discovering Grace by Sally Britton 4)Wyatt by Sysan May Warren 5)Something by Kristi Ann Hunter. 5. What is your favorite part about fall? My absolute favorite part of fall is the chilly weather that makes me want to curl up with a book. About the AuthorWinner of the 2012 RONE Best Inspirational Book of the year (2012) and author of six Historical novels, Stephenia H. McGee has a fascination with hoop skirts and ball gowns, Greek revival homes and horse-drawn carriages, quirky Southern sayings, and home-grown recipes. She currently lives in Mississippi with her husband and two boys, (accompanied by their two spoiled dogs and mischievous cat) where she writes stories of faith, redemption, and stories steeped in the South. Visit her website at www.StepheniaMcGee.com and be sure to sign up for the newsletter to get sneak peeks, behind the scenes fun, the occasional recipe, and special offers. FaceBook: Join Stephenia H. McGee’s Faithful Reader Team to find out the latest on what is going on in her writing and chat about book-related topics. The Interview![]() 1. What inspired the idea for Missing Mercy? You’re going to hate this…but I don’t know. I wanted to write a story with Lydia and Ruth’s (the heroines from The Whistle Walk) daughters, but that meant stepping out of the Civil War era into something new. With no war in the backdrop to cause chaos, I had no idea what I wanted to do. This story probably has 35,000 words that ended up on the trash. It took a lot of time before I finally had the story right. But once I did (lots of prayer here!) I loved it. I think this one may be my best work. 2. What did you as an author take away from writing Missing Mercy? God always uses these stories to first teach me something. This story ended up right in the middle of a big change for me. I felt lead to homeschool to help my youngest son through some struggles. I also still felt called to write, but I was having a really hard time balancing the two. I was used to working six hours a day when they were at school, and now that time was gone. A lot of what you will see my characters struggle through are things I was struggling through. Mercy fights some inner battles with what to do when God’s plans are not what you expected (or maybe not even something you wanted) and dealing with the tension of trying to give your gifts back to Him while at the same time afraid to let them go. I’ll give you the quote from this story that pretty much sums up what I took from this book. “God had His plans. And any journey He invited her to go on would always be an adventure. Perhaps not the one she expected, but always the one that would be the best for her.” 3. What is your current WIP? What can you tell us about it? I’m finishing up my first Christmas story. This one is a time travel back to Belmont Plantation (from In His Eyes). Time travels are so much fun, and I had a great time this summer writing this little novella. Here’s the blurb for it: On the brink of aging out the foster system, the last thing Isla Laird wants is to spend Christmas in an old-fashioned plantation. What’s the point of bonding with her foster mom when it’s too late to ever be adopted? But when a mysterious painting suddenly thrusts her into the nineteenth century, Isla is forced to face hurts and memories she’s long tried to bury. With time running out and her heart in tatters, can God use an impossible miracle to bring Isla hope for a new future? 4. What top 5 books do you currently have on your TBR pile? 1) My Dearest Dietrich 2) all of Tamera Leigh’s Age of Conquest books (I’ve been waiting to binge read them) 3) Outlander 4) The Reckoning at Gossamer Pond 5) Flights of Fancy 5. What is your favorite fall activity? We finally get a break from the humidity, so my favorite thing is to sit in the hammock and read. Pumpkin patches are nice, and leaves are pretty, but honestly, my favorite thing about fall is the pretty weather that gives me time to relax outside. In Mississippi, that only lasts about two weeks, so I take advantage of it! Learn more about Missing Mercy on Goodreads or purchase your copy on Amazon. GiveawayEnter the giveaway HERE.
About the AuthorRebecca Connolly writes romances, both period and contemporary, because she absolutely loves a good love story. She has been creating stories since childhood, and there are home videos to prove it! She started writing them down in elementary school and has never looked back. She currently lives in the Midwest, spends every spare moment away from her day job absorbed in her writing, and is a hot cocoa addict. The Interview1. What inspired the idea for My Fair Spinster?
In writing a group of Spinsters, I wanted to make them all different in some way. Grace was the challenging one because she was supposedly perfect. So I thought about exploring that. Why is a perfect woman not married? Why indeed… It turned out to be a fantastic adventure for me as an author! 2. What did you as an author take away from writing My Fair Spinster? I loved writing Grace, a woman who from the outside had everything, but struggled with wanting approval where none could be found. It spoke to me a lot about expectations and how we see ourselves. I loved helping Grace grow and found myself wanting to see myself differently. 3. What is your current WIP? What can you tell us about it? My current WIP is another installment of the Swoony Sports Romances with Sophia Summers and Heather B Moore called Northbrook Hockey Elite. It is a wild ride! 4. What advice would you give an aspiring author that you wish you would have known before you became a published author? Don’t read reviews! It’s so hard because we want to know what people think, we want to know what they hate, we’re afraid of them hating it… Don’t read them. The bad ones will stick with you and you will forget all about the many good. No one will ever love your work as much as you do. If you love it, that’s good enough. 5. What is your favorite fall activity? I am all about the sweaters and hot cocoa. I mean, I am always about hot cocoa, but I love being out on a beautiful clear day that is cool and I’m all bundled up and the leaves are glorious colors… I would love it to be fall all year round. |
Request an InterviewHello and welcome to my author interview page. Here there will be interviews with some fun and amazing authors. How to comment on the blog due to weird theme issues:
-Name -Website -Comments -Notify me of new comments to this post by email Need to search the site? Use the search engine below...
Follow the author interviews blog via email:
CategoriesArchives
May 2021
|